The federal government revised the childhood immunization schedule, reclassifying some vaccines for higher-risk groups and ...

The CDC is investigating a gastrointestinal illness outbreak that sickened 27 people aboard the luxury cruise.

Dozens of routinely updated CDC databases have gone quiet. Here’s what states and medical societies are doing to preserve U.S ...

Measles, once considered eliminated in the United States, is again racing ahead of the public health response. As cases climb and outbreaks spread, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is ...

In a WSJ editorial this week, CDC principal deputy director Ralph Abraham tried to push back against criticism.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its annual progress report on health care-associated infections Jan. 29, which found continued decreases in hospitalizations from multiple ...

Funding cuts and restructuring at the CDC reportedly have disrupted certain efforts related to infection prevention, control and disease monitoring. One such effort is Together TakeMeHome at Emory ...

Several committee members of the CDC’s Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee have received termination notices, MedPage Today reported April 29. 1. HICPAC develops guidance for ...

Whether you are placing a central line, managing a Clostridioides difficile case, or keeping a surgical field sterile, you're likely following standards influenced by the Healthcare Infection Control ...

If infections continue at their current pace, the US could see triple the number of measles cases seen last year.

The CDC and the American Nurses Association jointly launched a nursing education network for infection control and prevention. The Nursing Infection Control Education Network consists of 20 specialty ...